First of all, I want to preface this by saying I am not a parent - so I
do not have a direct point of view.

That being said, I absolutely see a lack of accountability in parenting
these days. However, I don't think it is 100% the fault of the parents.

I recently heard a story from a friend who had family members with
unruly kids. They were not able to control them, and any time they did
the kids complained at school that the parents were abusive. Now, I
have met these parents before and they would never be abusive. They were
just being stern... but these days I think everyone is so ready to try
to take your kids away if they don't believe with your parenting values.

Now, I don't think kids should be locked in a basement for days of
course -but parents need the ability to discipline their children
without fear of going to jail. Kids these days know they can just cry
wolf and gain the upper hand.

Hello! Glad you found something you are interested in! Always makes
going to work much better if you enjoy your field.

I started off as an Engineer. I majored in Chemical and Biological
Engineering and I took a Business Management minor for fun. A couple
years ago I decided to do a dual masters in Engineering and Operations
Management. I really enjoyed the management section a lot more than I
thought I would.

I had been a process engineer at a chemical company for about 3 years
when a production supervisor role came up. I didn't look at it twice
until a coworker convinced me to apply.

It has been 4 months now since I changed careers from Engineering to
Management. Honestly, I absolutely love it.

For me, the worst part is having to take disciplinary measures. I try
to give several kind and stern warnings, but I can't play nice guy
forever. I need to make sure that my team is safe first and happy next.

My favorite part is working with my team daily. I love when they tell
me when something bothers them or could be done better. Then I get to
problem solve and pull resources to help them. I love it when I can
make a difference that lets someone in my teams work better, safer or
more fun.

Luckily I am between my Master's and Doctoral programs right now - so I
am bored out of my mind with nothing to study for.

However, my best friend is taking her first finals in several years so
she is a bit nervous.

My biggest trick was not staying up late to study the night before. No
cramming. It means you get a poor night's sleep and most of the
information just leaks right out.

One trick I used was gum. I picked a fruity gum that I *only* chewed
while I was studying or doing homework. I would then chew that same
type while I took the exam. It has been proven scientifically to help
cognition and trigger your memory.

I definitely think that religion is a big point of contention for many
different communities. Though not religious myself, I think that
religion should bring you a sense of strength, community and acceptance
- not of hate, fear and isolation. It makes no sense to me. Just
because someone believes in something different does not mean in any way
that they are a threat to the way of life of anyone else.

As a female with an engineering background - I do hope we swing to more
equality in the workplace. I know that many women work twice as hard as
men and get less pay. This is currently socially acceptable and needs
to change. On the abortion subject - I don't think there would be as
many abortions if religious groups did not have a say in sex education.
Safe sex is a key to reducing unwanted pregnancies. Teaching chastity
only clearly does not work. Kids WILL have sex weather you want them to
or not. The least we could do is make sure that they are safe if they
chose to do so.

Another front I hope that we will see a difference on is how we treat
the planet that we live on. We are in a period of hot debate between
scientists and corporations of how to manage our resources and
unfortunately politics are wrapped up in the middle of it. I simply do
not think it is OK that corporations like Exxon have a say in EPA laws
or corporations like Monsanto have a say in FDA laws. Just like
separation of church and state, I think there should be a separation of
business and state.